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colisa lalia   Enthusiast Posts: 238 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Mar-2002   | What is the best way to remove Krib fry from their parents tank so that the parents can get back to breeding, and the fry can be grown on? Thanks a lot. |
 Posted 13-Aug-2006 04:49 |     |
stuff_gnome Fish Addict Posts: 620 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Aug-2003 | Two ways that pop into my head first are an airline tubing siphoning job or the reliable turkey baster |
| Posted 13-Aug-2006 05:09 |  |
RockmaninovRachs Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 39 Votes: 39 Registered: 05-Mar-2006  | Siphoning, agreed  |
| Posted 13-Aug-2006 05:13 |  |
Calilasseia   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | If you run with the siphon method, make sure that the siphon tube chosen has a suitably wide bore. Otherwise, the fry could be damaged in transit. My preferred method would be to remove the parents temporarily first - as larger fishes, they'll be easier to catch. Then, once you have only fry in the aquarium, netting them out and transferring them to a rearing nursery will be a good deal easier. Once that is done, replace the parent fishes. This is, of course, if the parent fishes are in a purpose constructed breeding aquarium.  |
| Posted 13-Aug-2006 15:03 |  |
| stuff_gnome Fish Addict Posts: 620 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Aug-2003 | As an after thought I would like to say that next time it might be easier just to take out the eggs and incubate them in a seperate aquarium using an airstone, seeing as how you want to try breeding them again. |
| Posted 13-Aug-2006 17:10 | |
keithgh     *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | I personally think using a fine net would be far stressful than trying to syphon them out. When I had fry many years ago I only ever used a small fine net and never a problem as far as losses/stress. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 14-Aug-2006 01:30 | |
| colisa lalia Enthusiast Posts: 238 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Mar-2002 | Thanks everyone, I will probably try and siphon them out later at night when they are all clustered together. |
| Posted 14-Aug-2006 06:17 | |
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